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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-20
wranoed In a LIVING blanket.


A few evenings since Mr.. Jefferson, who
keeps the saloon at Glenbrook, was out bath
ing in the lake when something suddenly
wrapped about him like wet blanket He
was close to shore, and got there pretty
lively When he climbed up the wharf the
blanket, as IT appeared to be, was oil wrapped
about him in queer way. He rusheA into
tile saloon where there was light, and was
mortified to discover that the thing which was
wrapped around him was alive. 1t held on
with d terrible suction, and required several
men TO get it of.
A scientist who was stopping ct the hotel
pronounced it an elactys ca.ynthius, OF what
Is WI gar4y known as the blanket fish. 1t
freouents the waters of the polar seas, and Is
only occasionally found in fresh water, ex-
cept deep, cold lakes, and generally stays
near the bottom. 1t is sometimes found in
the Pacific ocean as low as the thirty-ffth
parallel. Tt wraps around its victim, and by
impeding the motions Of its limbs causes it to
drown. ~
It is dark brown in. color, with black
specks, and weighs about twenty five pounds
When stretched out on the wharf, it was
about six feet long by five broad, and not
over an inch thick. 1t was all object OF
curiosity all day, and isnow on exhibition In
the saloon
Mr. Emery, the stage driver, says he saw
Jefferson when he came out of the water, and
thought be was wrapped UP in BLANKET
THIS is the first ever caught i'll this section OF
the world.-Carson Appeal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-20
TIE | Re WHITE WHITE
Sewing Machine
STANDS AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS

y lANUS HnCHD w NIL Oti'C'io
The latest improved cylinder shut
tie and fat shank needle cannot be
set wrong, are among the latest
improvements. Over 100000 now
in use in the short time of IL years.
Never such record with any other
sewing machine. Don't buy any
till you have examined this new
machine then You can Judge for
Yourself the quietest shuttle ma
chine on the Market Let me hear
from you.
have also the patent DOUBLE
EDGED REVERSIBLE SHEARS
or SCISSORS, the best sou ever
saw, never need grinding nor get
loose in fivet.
And am still making a large
amount of the best quality of pop.
lar and oak furniture, Snch as mar
bile top bureaus, tables, stands,
sideboards, cupboardS. trundle beds,
&c. Repairing done and pictures
framed. Pulpits for churches made
TO order.
Thanking you for past fav"rs, |
submit my claims to yun III the FL,
ture and Will try and merit a con
5lnuance of the same patronage.
Respectfully, &c,
R. Il. PENNEWELL,
ONANCoCK. VA.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-20

Messrs. Bal!ew Il Berry, repre-
sentatives of the Wrought Iron
Range Company, are now canvas.
ing the county With their Celebra-
ted Home Comfort Cooking Ranges,
which combines all the modern i'm
provements necessary to a first
class cooking apparatus, besides
being constructed of the very best
material. rendering it absolutely in
destructible. They will call on and
take pleasure in demonstrating the
superior advantages Of their range.
and all OF the good citizens should
not fail to take advantage ofthe
opportunity to purchase IS they
are olliy soil direct from the fac.
tory and not through dealers at all.
We refer to a few of the purchasers
in this county, who can readily
testify to the superior advantages
OF these ranges:
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NUMBER Z

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dinner. Iney raisru IN. oe,.vners, -r.s
cholera Ind been in the flock, and they still
ato one of the diseased birds.
a bright, new dish pan and i'll it coffee
mill wrapped up in paper were placed on the
sidewalk i'll front of Sheboygan grocery.
The rays of the sun were focused by the pan
upon the paper, which took fire, and the mill
was ruined.
A four-year-old boy of Easthampton,
Mass, was discovered the other day chasing
q large rattle snake about his fathers yard
with toy whip He said he wanted to catch
the @bi9 black worm with humble bee In
his tail" IA
Its stated that plans for the organization
Of women and girls in trades unions are being
quietly perfected OF Boston, which city ex-
poets to BE- the pioneer ina movement tbntiit
Is hoped will spread to ether cities.
The Vermont legislature has been petitloned
to pass law whereby any person who shall
occupy end improve any unsccupied or worn
out farm in the state shall be exempted from
taxation for five years.
Chatham county, N. c., has venerable
mule that is known to be 81. years old: he Is
described MS looking s.stvery sage Fan moving.
~
IN eastern Nevada it has recently Been dis.
covered bychance that the noble red man
-mingles manufactured squirrel scalps with
the genuine article :. - -
Mar1malade is the proper thing for break
fast i'll Americansfamiies where copies Of the
jubilee numbers OF Londonillustrated papers
are lying about.
An estate Of over 1000, 900 acres was re-
Gently offered at public auction in Norway
1t is hardly surprising that there was no Sc
rious offer for it, and the estate was with
drawn.
From the May salary of "a New York city
school teacher, who receives 500 year,
there was deducted one cent because she had
one day been tardy two minutes.
A bronze fence and gates for tho residence
of James Flood, in San Francisco, have just
been completed, after two years labor spent
OH them.
{. Agricultural implements have been in such
great demand i'll Manitoba that nearly every
dealer has completely sold out
Those who desire to follow fashions die
tates must now feign strong admiration for
artistic Carvings in ivory.
Whoopina cough is killing the children ON
tho San Carlos Indian reservation ct the rats
OF eight or ten. day
Ike pope's envoy to Ireland is engaged In
investigating the industrial and socinl con-
dtion of the tenant class.
Lotus blossoms arc gathered OF Prairie du
Chen, Wis, and, sold OH the streets of ,Madi-
son.
Over two thousand persons are encamped
at the base. of Mount Shasta
Lots of counterfeit Mexican dollars are
being Showed" along the borlers.
In Cincinnati smoking is prohibited on any
part Of the horse cars.
Chirosophyis the craze at Long Branch at
present
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Gladstone Bricks.

Boston has purchased 155, GOOSE called Glad
stone bricks, to be used in the construction Of
@ part of the new court house. They are
'front.' tho kilns of W. E. Gladstone & Son,
Hawarlen. Wales Their trade name is
@rhc Premier Brand first called so probably
when Gladstone was premier Of England.
Tile brick is seven times larger than tho or
binary American brick and weighs six or
seven pounds. The cxncs Dimensions Of the
brick arc 9x4a5S531l inches. Its color is
lignt bufp.-Frunk Leslie's.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-20
ACCOMAC STEAM FIGURING
MILLS,
Temperanceville, Va.

Flour, Meal, Bran, Shorts, Heminy
and Mill Feed, Corn and OAts,)
and Chops for sale at
fair prices.
The public will please take no
tice. that the mill property desig
mated above, which formerly be-
longed to Mr. ID. FL. Dennis, is now
owned by the undersigned who
will continue to do business at the
old stand, and will endeavor to
give entire satisfaction to all who
may favor him with their custom.
Thanks for former patronage. Flu
ture tayors solicited.
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A Curious Exncriment.

Mr.. Hedges, who has recently returned
from voyage to the Sandwich Islands, re-
ports curious experiment that was tried
there. A convicted murderer was given his
choice of q sentence Of death or becoming
subject for incubation for leprosy, and chose
the latter Ho was inoculated and subjected
to tho closest personal contact with lepers,
but after sixteen months OF such exposure be-
trayed no symptoms Of the diseasc.-Stock-
ten independent.
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NURSERY STOCK.


Tile undersigned has for sale large
stock Of trees and plants, as follows:
PEACH TREES embracing all the
APPLE. PEAR. CHERRY, PLUM
and OUNCE TREES Of every kind
that are best adapted to the peninsula.
BLACKBERRY and RASPBERRY
Large assortment of GRAPE VINE,
etc., etc. :
My nursery is situated on the line Of
the Great Peninsula Railroad, 80 that
there is no transferring of stock. 1t is
packed one day and III the hands of my
Accomac friends the iext.
Mr.. John G.. Figgs of Keller, is my
agent for Accomac, to whom all commu-
nications should be addressed.
CALEB BOGGS.
Morton, Delaware.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-20

And I expect to see the day when oil de-
nominations OF Christians shall join hands
around the cross of Christ and recite the
creed: al believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker OF heaven and earth, and in Jesus
Christ, and in the communion Of saints, and
in the life everlasting" May God inspire us
all with the largest hearted Christian Charity!
, 1887-10-16

The certainty of punishment, more than
its severity, appears to diminish crime.
Few persons will deliberately commit
crimes if they believe there is not one
chance in a hundred of escaping arrest
and avoiding punishment. Detection,
arrest and conviction are all very uncer-
tain in this country, and, as a conse-
quence, crimes are very numerous. Al
lowing every state and territory to have
a different criminal code, and to change
it at every session of the legislature, does
not favor the suppression of crime. Most
of those who have given attention to the
matter are now convinced hat the ma
tional, and not the state and territorial
governments, should enact and enforce
the awe in relation to crime.-Chicago
Tribune.
, 1887-10-16
LITTLE OLD FASHIONED.

AS prim as a lily in some quiet nook,
She sits by herself, with her slate or her book,
Ana hears with an afr patronizingly gay
The voices OF other sweet children at play.
Demurely she signs, by which you infer
That such romping and merriment are not for
her;
But some ones heart whispers that she is her
pearl,
Her little home body, her old fashioned girl.
She plays tea alone by a sofa or chair,
Rocks baby to sleep with a matronly air,
Then sews by the cradle. With glasses on, she
A pocket edition of granny would be.
When mother looks careworn, an! quickly she
sees,
And knows how a few soothing love words will
please,
Thep in that dear lap lays each soft, shining curl;
She's mothers own comfort, her old fashioned
girl.
When twilight has mellowed the loud ~playtiwt
din,
She quietly asks, Are the children all inr"
Or, watching the step, when a footstep comes
near,
She whispers, That's father; I'm so glad he's
herel''
The youngest of shoulders, the oldest of headsl
Does any one know a wee darling who sheds
A joy and a sunshine, mid life's tireless whirl.
Like mothers home body, her old fashioned girl,
-HarDer's Young People.
, 1887-10-16
Titles of semi-Barbaric Kings.

The titles of the king of Burmah in
clude: The king of kings, the cause of
the preservation of all animals, the regu-
lator of the seasons, the absolute master
of the ebb and flow of the sea, brother to
the sun and king of the four-and-twenty
umbrellas. In the matter of titles those
of the royal house of Burmah are not in
the first rank, for the titles of the king of
Achem are far in advance. He is styled
Sovereign of the universe, whose body
is as luminous as the sun; whom God
created to be as accomplished as the
moor at her plenitude; whose eye gilt
tiers like the northern star; a king as spir-
itual as a ball is round-who, when he
rises, shades all his people-from under
whose feet a sweet odor is waited, " etc.
New York Graphic.
, 1887-10-16
Pipes of All Nations.

One Of the most valuable collections of
pipes in the world belongs to Capt.
Bragge, of London. 1t contains 5000
specimens and is called by the captain
''Pipes Of all nations" There are in 1t
many pipes fodnd in American mounds.
The collection is SO complete that it COM
prises the common as well as the most
richly carved pipes that have ever bean
manufactured. There is no nation or
tribe of whose workmanship in the max
ing of pipes he has not a specimen. The
captain is very proud of his collection,
and has frequently put it on exhibition
in the Alexandra palace for charitable
purposes.-Ne York Evening Sun.
, 1887-10-16

Scientific journals continue to explore
from time to time for a universal reason
for bald heads, and a writer in one of
them has lately declared that men are
bald only because they wear stiff and
close fitting hats which compress the blood
vessels of the scalp and prevent proper
nourishment of the hair roots. 1t is q
theory marked by the weakness which
distinguishes the bulk of generalizations.
The prophet whom the boys Knocked was
before stiff hats were in vogue, and men
are bald in quarters Of the world which
the hat of civilization has never invaded,
Doubtless some men are made bald by
their hats, but all badness is no more to
be charged to them than 1t is to be
charged to the North American Indians.
The Epoch.
, 1887-10-16

Colored society has rules as strict as
the laws of the Medes and Persians. 1t
is full of circles, and each succeeding
circle holds itself proudly above the one
just below it. A colored a~ristocrat is
one of the most perfect pictures of con-
scicus exclusiveness that the world has
ever known. These aristocrats copy the
white folks closely, and readily adopt
any new kink that fashion furnishes.
Their social entertainments are really
very expensive affairs, and the dressing
is on a scale of magniicence, with a
plenitude of color and an amplitude Of
corsage bouquets that the queen of Sheba
might envy. The youths try to rival one
another in the size of boutonnieres and
expanse of shirt bosom, while the maid
ems affect white satin slippers and swans
down fans. The '~'society events" are
always described at length in the weekly
papers published by the colored men for
the colored people. These accounts are
noted for their thorough originality and
big adjectives Baltimore Cor. New York
Times.
, 1887-10-16

There are lots of men with cuticle as
sensitive as proud flesh, who are quick to
judge of the EXPERIENCES of a person shaw
ing them. A skilled barber will always
study the face of his customer before he
applies the lather. Two seconds will
suffice to tell him the nature of the hirsute
growth-whether it is soft, wiry, curly or
straight; whether the hairs spread in one
direction or twist in different ways. This
survey tells him how to shave, and the
job is dismissed in a few minutes without
treating the customer like a prisoner con-
demned to death by slow torture. You
will frequently notice wealthy gentlemen
with red blotches and pimples covering
the neck with all the appearance of suf-
fering from blood disorders. This is the
result of poor workmanship, which causes
BARRIERS to stretch and pinch the skin
until the whole surface is inhamed.-
Embellishments.
, 1887-10-16

The Nomecults were the only tribe in
the vicinity of Round valley who used
poisoned arrows. The largest r~attlesnakes
obtainable, and consequently the most
venomous, were caught and killed, the
poison glands carefully extracted and
placed in the gall bladders of animals
until the whole became thoroughly mixed
and decomposed. The arrow heads were
then anointed with some sticky substance,
usually the pitch or sap of the pine, and
then dipped into the composition and left
for a fixed time. These arrows were
always used in warfare, and also when
the deer and other game were wanted for
the skins only. The animal, even if only
slightly wounded, would soon swell up
and die, and not being able to run very
far, would o be come up with.-Over-
land Monthly.
, 1887-10-16

A curious study has been made by DR..
Peracchia of the difference between Grim
inals and law abiding citizens, as exhib-
tied by their walk. The author first
made a number of observations to deter
mine the conditions of normal progress
sion, and found that in good people the
right pace is longer than the left, the
lateral separation of the right foot from
the median line is less than that of the
left, and the angle of deviation of the
axis of the foot from a straight line is
greater on the right side than on the left.
But this is not all. DR.. Peracchia has
not only shown us how we may distin-
guish criminals in general, but has laid
the beginnings of the differential dag
nosis between various sorts of evil doors.
The following are the distinguishing
characteristics which his observations
have enabled him to formulate:
l. Thieves.-In those who are predis-
posed to appropriate the property of
others there is a pronounced widening of
the base of support together with a very
long step.
2. Assassins.-In those who have muir
der in their hearts the base of support is
not as wide as it is in thieves, since the
angle formed by the axis of the foot with
the median line is less obtuse, but the
sinistrality betrayed by their foot prints
is very marked.
These discoveries are of a very inter
esting character, and if the criminal could
be induced to walk before the honest
man, instead of following him as he
usually does, they might also be put to o
practical use, for then good citizens could
diagnose the rogue by his tracks, and
might thus be enabled to escape robbery,
or assassination, as the case might be-
Medical Record.
, 1887-10-16

One enters the single large room, with
naked earth for flooring, which serves to
accommodate the population of the house
and its guests, night and day alike. The
bed chamber of the establishment is q
gallery in n corner, over a heap of
brushwood and a ledge whence a cock
crew wkle he roasted. The body of the
room is occupied by several heavy wooden
tables and chairs, a glittering bar adorned
with bottles of oil. lager beer and a pail of
water, and a cupboard with glass doors,
showing that it is filed with painted
eggs to such a degree that infinite art
would be requisite to open it without the
the loss of O dozen or so.-Cornhil Maya
zine
, 1887-10-16

In diseases of the heart, anger is a
potent agency of evil. If death does not
occur from a sudden, intense shock, the
organ is enfeebled by every fit Of passion.
In persons of a plethoric habit and given
to excuses in eating, and in those In
whom the coats of the blood vessels Of
the brain have been weakened by degen-
erative changes, anger increases the
danger Of apoplexy. A variety of other
diseases is liable to follow immoderate
anger; among them may be mentioned
paralysis, epilepsy and hysteria. Anger,
or violent or ungovernable temper, as 1t
is sometimes expressed, holds, according
to the reports Of the different lunatic
asylums both in Europe and America, a
prominent place among the causes of
insanity. Good Housekeeping.
, 1887-10-16


aren't you cutting that piece of mus
lin a trife short?" asked a lady of the
proprietor of an east side dry goods store
as he was measuring off her purchase.
mo, madam" replied the merchant,
81 am giving you the exact amount of
goods you bought"
Eyes, 1 know that" persisted the GUS
toner, ''but 1 always get full measure
an inch or so over-at other stores"
THAT may be So, madam, but 1 can't
afford to give eve that small amount of
cloth away. l sell my goods at the lowest
retail prices. and if / overmeasured it in
every case l would lose money"
"You have no idea," explained the
merchant to a reporter when the lady
had left the store, chow great a loss there
is in the over measurement of dry goods.
Suppose l sell a thousand yards of goods
a day, which is a great underestimate,
but will serve as an illustration. We
will say that 1 give away n inch on
every ten yards 1 sell. That would be
100 inches, Or about three yards. We
will say that these goods cost me on an
average thirty cents a yard. You see
that would be a total gift of ninety
cents. Now, we will say that l sell
these goods at ~thirty-three cents a
yard on an average. That makes $3.50,
on which 1 make a profit of $50. Outo of
this L have given away ninety cents or 8
per cent. You can figure out the loss on
a years business at that rate. The loss
is hardly as large as that all through the
business. as many dress patterns are sold
without being cut. But l have no doubt
that it will average 2 per cent. in stores
where this pernicious rule is observed.
As we only make about 8 or 10 per cent.
on our goods you a readily see what a
large loss this is to us. New York Mail
and Express.
, 1887-10-16

Our display of Oyercoats this season is
larger and more varied than ever. We
can supply you with a light weight coat
for cool evenings for So. 90, $1,000, $1,000
and up to $500. We have medium
weight coats at all prices, and regular
storm turner's from Sc 90 to $4,000. We
have had several styles made to order es
pecially adapted to mountain wear and
for rough usage.
Our IS 90, $1,000, $l2 90 and $500
Business Suits please every person who
inspects them. They are great bargains.
We have a large mail order trade, and
it is increasing all the time. Non-resi-
dents find they can trade with us most
satisfactorily by letter.
Catalogues, samples and prices sent on
application.
, 1887-10-16
Healthfulness of Open Fires.

The reason why the heat of the open
fire is more healthful than that of stoves
or furnaces is that it more nearly resem-
bles the sun by radiation. Our bodies
are hotter than the air because they, like
other bodies, absorb the heat and leave
the air cooler for breathing. 1t is sus-
pected by scientists that the ozonic con
dition of the air is changed by passing
over hot iron. This does not occur when
rooms are heated by open fires, with
which it is almost impossible to have
stagnant air.-Mrs. E. G.. Cook, NJ. D.,
in Demorest's Monthly.
, 1887-10-16
A Captains Fortunate discovery

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth, ply
ing between Atlantic City and N. Y, ha'
been troubled with a cough so that he wa
unable to sleep, and was induced to tn
DR.. King New Discovery for Consump
ton. 1t not only gave him instant relief
but allayed the extreme oreness in hi
breast. His children we're similarly at
fected and a single dose had the sam
happy effect. DR.. Kings New Discover!
is now the standard remedy in the Cole
man household and on board the schooner
Free trial bottles of this standard remed!
at w. N. Hunts drug store.
, 1887-10-16

that Simmons Liver Regulator will rid
you OF dyspepsia, purify your system,
enable you to sleep well, prevent malarial
diseases and give you a brisk and vigorous
feeling. 1t acts directly on the liver and
kidneys, cleansing, purifying, inviRorat-
ing and fortitying the system against dis
ease. 1t will break up chills and fever
and prevent their return-yet entirely free
from calomel or q~uinine.
, 1887-10-16
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Dirt and perspiration, it seems, are ex-
pensive ingredients in lace, but though
they come high the fashionable must
have them. In an account of the lace
trimmings of a cradle, where lies the
hopeful offspring of a millionaire house
hold, we are told that the fabric was
costly by reason of its peculiar color that
told Of the patient hand work upon It.
New York Commercial ADVERTISE.